EP0642197B1 - Device carrier for electric installation devices - Google Patents

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EP0642197B1
EP0642197B1 EP94108408A EP94108408A EP0642197B1 EP 0642197 B1 EP0642197 B1 EP 0642197B1 EP 94108408 A EP94108408 A EP 94108408A EP 94108408 A EP94108408 A EP 94108408A EP 0642197 B1 EP0642197 B1 EP 0642197B1
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Karl Rischard
Peter Hilfiker
Jörg Mathiowetz
Emil Fuchs
Markus Müller
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02B—BOARDS, SUBSTATIONS OR SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02B1/00—Frameworks, boards, panels, desks, casings; Details of substations or switching arrangements
    • H02B1/015—Boards, panels, desks; Parts thereof or accessories therefor
    • H02B1/04—Mounting thereon of switches or of other devices in general, the switch or device having, or being without, casing
    • H02B1/056—Mounting on plugboards
    • H02B1/0565—Mounting on plugboards by means of an adapter carrying one or more apparatuses

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  • the present invention relates to a device carrier for electrical installation devices with an adapter upper part provided for receiving at least one installation device and with an adapter lower part which can be connected to a holder, the upper part of the adapter and the lower part of the adapter being connectable to one another.
  • a device carrier of the type mentioned is known.
  • the adapter described there is used to attach and connect electrical devices.
  • An adapter base is attached to busbars.
  • This lower part of the adapter can be fitted with an upper part of the adapter to compensate for the different installation depths of the electrical devices that can be attached to it.
  • corresponding adapter upper parts must be prepared for all the intended installation depths, which results in economic disadvantages.
  • the upper part of the adapter can only be attached to a lower part of the adapter attached to busbars; no other application is intended. The applicability of this device carrier is therefore limited.
  • a supply unit with a base plate and with a lid made of plastic is known.
  • the base plate carries live busbars and several switches protecting the outgoing lines.
  • the switches are designed to be pluggable on the busbars.
  • An adapter can be attached to the base plate, which is intended to accommodate various auxiliary devices.
  • the adapter is designed so that several auxiliary devices can be attached to it. If fewer auxiliary devices are needed than there are spaces, the adapter is not fully used. An expansion of the mounting locations for the auxiliary devices is not planned.
  • the busbars housed in the supply unit are connected via cables.
  • the entire supply unit can only be attached to one wall. Seen overall, this supply unit is only economically advantageous for a very specific number of outlets and auxiliary devices.
  • DE-C1-3811570 describes a one-piece adapter for accommodating a wide variety of electrical installation devices. To compensate for the different widths of the electrical devices to be attached to the adapter This adapter provides additional baying housings that can be attached to the sides of the adapter and are adapted to the respective device width, which entail economic disadvantages.
  • Another device carrier for electrical installation devices is known from DE-C2-2646123.
  • the electrical installation device is connected to the device carrier by means of a mounting rail onto which the foot of the installation device can be plugged.
  • a disadvantage of the known equipment carrier is that, because of its one-piece design, it does not permit extensive pre-assembly of the electrical installation device or devices.
  • each adapter upper part can optionally be plugged together with an adapter lower part which can be fastened to a holder in the manner of a wall or with an adapter lower part which can be fastened to a holder in the manner of a busbar system, and can be latched in the plugged-in position, adapter upper parts being defined with an adapter lower part of different sizes can be connected, and that each adapter upper part can be connected to a further adapter upper part of the same or different size, which is not assigned to the device carrier and is intended for receiving at least one installation device.
  • the installation device (s) are connected to one or more adapter upper parts having the corresponding size in accordance with the required space.
  • the adapter lower parts are either attached to brackets, such as on a wall or to a busbar system.
  • the adapter upper parts and the adapter lower parts can be easily attached to one another by means of a plug connection. In order to secure the plug connection, the parts can be locked in the assembled position.
  • An essential further element of the invention is that upper adapter parts of different sizes can be connected to a lower adapter part of a defined size. If a lot of space is required for attaching the electrical installation device (s) to the upper part of the adapter, an upper part with correspondingly large dimensions is used, which is connected to the lower part of the standard size. If the electrical installation device takes up little space, a Adapter upper part with smaller dimensions Use, which is also connected to a standard-sized adapter lower part.
  • the dimensions of the lower adapter part in the area of its accommodation of the upper adapter part are therefore expediently matched to the smallest size of the upper adapter part.
  • the adapter upper part of a device carrier can be connected to another adapter upper part which is not assigned to this device carrier and which serves to accommodate at least one installation device. It is therefore intended not only to provide a connection between an adapter upper part and an adapter lower part to form a device carrier, but also to provide a connection between two, possibly also a plurality of adapter upper parts directly with one another, so that the mounting surface for the installation device or devices can be increased as desired.
  • the device carrier designed in this way can be used universally, is suitable for a modular construction and enables extensive pre-assembly of the electrical installation device (s).
  • the power supply to the respective installation device can take place in different ways.
  • the power connection to the respective installation device is preferably carried out via an electrical cable, which on the one hand is directly conductively connected to the installation device, on the other hand via contact springs or the like to the assigned busbar, the contact springs being mounted in the lower part of the adapter and are supported on the assigned busbar.
  • the respective electrical cable can be led laterally out of the device carrier.
  • the respective installation device can be supplied with power externally by means of the required electrical lines.
  • the connection of the upper part of the adapter and the lower part of the adapter is made by plugging together the upper part of the adapter and the lower part of the adapter and their subsequent relative movement in the parting plane between the upper part of the adapter and the lower part of the adapter, the upper part of the adapter having retaining lugs which move the parts relatively Reach behind the retaining bars on the lower part of the adapter.
  • the adapter upper part primarily fulfills the task of serving as storage for or the installation devices, it is provided according to a preferred embodiment that it is plate-shaped. Due to the fairly simple design of this component, it can be produced at low cost and requires only a relatively small amount of storage space.
  • the lower adapter part can be plate-shaped and have recesses for hanging the lower adapter part in fastening means connected to the wall. This measure enables the adapter lower part to be easily wall-mounted.
  • the lower part of the adapter is advantageously box-shaped and has hook attachments on its side facing away from the upper part of the adapter for engaging behind the busbars.
  • the box-shaped design of the lower part of the adapter is considered to be expedient in this context because then in the lower part of the adapter at least the means for fixing the device carrier in the plane of the busbars perpendicular to their longitudinal extension and the electrical contacts for the busbars, which are connected via electrical lines to the or the installation devices are connected, can be arranged.
  • the device carrier is used in connection with a busbar system, it is considered necessary to provide an overlap protection, at least in the area of the respective end face of the device carrier, specifically the adapter lower part, which makes it impossible to touch the busbars from this side.
  • the additional upper adapter part is connected to another lower adapter part, as a consequence of which two device carriers arranged next to one another are fastened to one another by means of the two adjacent adapter upper parts of the device carriers.
  • two device carriers at a distance from one another and by means of an adapter upper part arranged between the upper adapter parts of these device carriers, to which no lower adapter part is assigned, a bridge between the two To form equipment carriers.
  • several adapter upper parts can also form the bridge between the device carriers. The latter variant is particularly useful when the device carriers are used in connection with an electrical busbar system.
  • the adapter upper parts are advantageously fastened to one another in the mutually facing regions of the adapter upper parts by means of connecting elements.
  • the respective connecting element for connecting the adjacent adapter upper parts can advantageously be latched into them in the manner of a clip connection.
  • the adapter upper parts should have sufficiently large, interacting contact surfaces in the areas in which they are connected to one another, so that a rigid unit of the adapter upper parts is ensured after the connecting elements have been attached.
  • connection provides in this context that the respective perforated web of the adapter upper part and the further adapter upper part to be connected to it is provided on the side facing the respective other adapter upper part with at least one undercut in the longitudinal direction of the perforated web, the approaches of the connecting adapter upper parts with respect to their dividing line are arranged in mirror image to each other and the connecting element facing the two approaches is provided with two webs which can be inserted into the undercut areas.
  • this design there is the possibility of first pushing the respective connecting element into one adapter upper part and locking it with this and then pushing the other adapter upper part onto the connecting element until it clicks into place.
  • the device carrier 1 which, apart from the components required for the power line, is made of plastic, has a box-shaped adapter lower part 2 and an essentially plate-shaped adapter upper part 3.
  • the lower part of the adapter 2 is provided on its underside with three contact feet 4, only one of which is visible, which engage behind three busbars 5, 6 and 7, which are spaced apart and parallel to one another, in a known manner.
  • the elongated lower part 2 of the adapter is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the busbars.
  • the upper adapter part 3 can be connected or connected to the lower adapter part 2. It has in the longitudinal direction two parallel webs 10 and 11 with rows of holes 12 and 13 running parallel to the longitudinal edges 8 and 9 of the adapter upper part 3.
  • the mounting rail 14 is used to fasten one or more electrical installation devices, not shown, for example a starter combination for an electric motor, a circuit breaker or a fault circuit breaker.
  • a plurality of mounting rails 14 can also be connected to the adapter upper part 3.
  • the box-shaped adapter lower part 2 has two separating webs 17 and 18 which subdivide the adapter lower part 2 into three longitudinal chambers 19, 20 and 21.
  • a U-shaped contact spring 25 is held in the region of the profiled sections 26 thereof in the guides 24 cast in with the separating webs 17 or 18 or the longitudinal walls 22 and 23 of the adapter lower part 2.
  • the non-profiled, other leg 27 of the respective contact spring 25 rests on the associated busbar when the device carrier 1 is plugged onto the busbars 5, 6 and 7.
  • spacer feet 28 are provided which can be slid onto the contact feet 4 and, in the case of thinner busbars, compensate for the distance of the contact foot 4 designed for the thickest possible busbar.
  • a plug connection On the free end of the profiled section 26 of the respective contact spring 25, a plug connection, not shown, can be plugged, which is connected to an electrical line that leads to the electrical installation device.
  • an actuatable latching element 29 is provided which can be brought into operative connection with the central busbar 6.
  • the latching element is mounted in an actuating lever 30, which in turn is held in the area of the busbar 7 in the separating web 17 and the side wall 22 adjacent to it.
  • the latching element 29 is stepped on the side facing the busbar 6, so that it engages behind, regardless of the predetermined width of the busbar 6, on the side facing away from the contact foot 4 assigned to the busbar 6.
  • a cover plate 21 mounted in the separating web 17 and the adjacent side wall 22 covers the actuating lever 30 and is in the region of its end facing the latching element 29 provided with a guide pin 32 which passes through a recess 33 in the locking element 29 and thus guides it.
  • the actuating lever 30 can be actuated in the region of its end 34 facing away from the latching element 29, for this purpose the one end plate 35 of the box-shaped adapter lower part 2 is provided with a recess 36 and a corresponding location of the adapter upper part 3 with a recess 37 through which an object for depressing the End 34 of the actuating lever 30 can be inserted so that the locking element 29 comes out of contact with the busbar 6.
  • a compression spring which acts between the cover plate 31 and the actuating lever 30 and surrounds the guide pin 32 and prestresses the latching element 29 on the busbar 6.
  • the electrical installation device is expediently preassembled on the upper adapter part 3, i.e. the mounting rail 14 is connected to the adapter upper part 3 at the desired location and then the installation device is attached to the mounting rail 14.
  • the adapter lower part 2 is assembled, i.e. optionally provided with the spacer feet 28, the required contact springs 25 inserted into the adapter lower part 2, the actuating lever 30 mounted with spring and locking element 29 and the adapter lower part 2 provided with the cover plate 31.
  • the lines are connected to the free ends of the contact springs 25 and, after the adapter lower part 2 and adapter upper part 3 have been plugged together, connected to the installation device.
  • the lower adapter part in the region of the free ends of the separating webs 17 and 18 and the side walls 22 and 23 has a plurality of holding webs 38 running in the longitudinal direction of the lower adapter part 2, and at the corresponding points the adapter upper part 3 on its side facing the adapter lower part 2, retaining lugs 39, of which only three are directly visible in the illustration in FIG. 1, while the position of the invisible retaining lugs 39 in the view of the upper side of the adapter upper part 3 is different from the position of the mold recesses 40 results in the formation of the retaining lugs 39.
  • connection between the upper adapter part 3 and the lower adapter part 2 thus takes place by the adapter upper part 3 being pushed onto the lower adapter part 2 and then, by means of a relative movement of the lower adapter part 2 and the upper adapter part 3 in their parting plane, transferring the retaining lugs 39 into the position engaging behind the retaining webs 38 will.
  • the adapter upper part 3 moves in the direction of one end plate 35 of the adapter lower part 2, so that the retaining lugs 39 also arranged in the region of the leading narrow side of the adapter part 3 into corresponding retaining webs assigned to the end plate 35 38 engage the lower adapter part 2.
  • a plate-shaped overlap protection 41 is provided in the area of each of the two end faces of the device carrier 1.
  • Each overlap protection 41 can be plugged into the area of its upper end by means of two sockets 42 on corresponding web attachments 43 of the adapter upper part 3 and in its central area by means of a spring attachment 44 onto a pin attachment 45 of the adapter lower part 2.
  • the area of the respective overlap protection 41 facing away from the sockets 42 extends beyond the adapter lower part 2, so that it makes the busbars inaccessible from the outside in its end area.
  • Figure 1 illustrates that an overlap protection 41 can be provided with recesses 46 through which electrical leads can be guided from the contact springs 25 to the station device.
  • a locking tongue 49 is also integrated into each of the sockets 42 and engages in a recess 50 of the web attachment 43 in question when the overlap protection 41 is attached.
  • a hole 51 penetrating the respective socket 42 which is provided on the side of the socket 42 facing away from the adapter upper part 3, the locking of the associated locking tongue 49 can be achieved by lifting the locking tongue 49 off the web shoulder 43 by means of an auxiliary tool.
  • the locking tongue 49 which can also be moved back into the non-locking position by means of an auxiliary tool.
  • Figure 2 shows the assembled equipment carrier including the two components to ensure overlap protection, with spacer feet 28 attached to the contact rails 4.
  • the figure also shows that the adapter upper part 3 in the area of each web 10 or 11 adjacent to the respective web extension 43 an undercut in the longitudinal direction of the web 10 or 11 is provided with an L-shaped profile.
  • the lugs 52 of the respective web 10 and 11 serve for the firm connection of adapter upper parts 3, as can be seen in particular from the illustration in FIGS. 4 and 5.
  • FIG. 4 shows two adapter upper parts 3 and 3 'which are already connected to one another and which are connected in the region of the four mutually facing projections 52 of the two adapter upper parts 3 and 3' by means of two connecting elements 53.
  • Each connecting element 53 has two, arranged parallel to each other Latches 54 on.
  • the respective connecting element 53 is connected to the assigned adapter upper part 3 or 3 ', in that it connects the web 11 of the adapter upper part 3 or 3' with the guide web 55 assigned to the respective locking tongue 54 and the guide surface of the L-shaped extension 52 running parallel thereto and a plate-side guide bar 56, spaced apart from the web 11 or 10, is inserted until, in the fully inserted position, the free end of the locking tongue 54, which has a latching lug 57, engages behind the associated end of the extension 52. Due to the design of the locking tongue 54 in the manner of a spring, this can be unlocked again by pushing away from the connecting element 52 by means of an auxiliary tool.
  • both connecting elements 53 are connected to the web 11 of the adapter upper part 3 or 3 'in the manner of a clip connection.
  • the connection to the adjacent adapter upper part 3 'or 3'', as shown in FIG. 5, is made by plugging the adapter upper part 3' or 3 '' onto the locking tabs 54 of the two connecting elements 53 already connected to the adapter upper part 3 or 3 '.
  • the directions of movement for connecting the adapter upper parts are illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 with arrows.
  • Figures 4 and 5 illustrate that the connecting elements 53 can be used to connect any number of adapter upper parts to form a rigid unit, the adapter upper parts abutting one another in the region of the longitudinal sides of their plates and the connecting elements completely filling the space between the webs 11 and 12 of adjacent adapter parts.
  • FIGS 3 and 6 illustrate that there is in principle the possibility of assigning adapter upper parts, in this case the adapter upper parts 3 'and 3' ', no adapter lower part, but only the outer adapter upper parts 3 and 3 "'.
  • the adapter upper parts 3 'and 3' 'thus form a bridge between the outer adapter upper parts 3 and 3 '' 'with the associated adapter lower parts 2.
  • the power supply takes place exclusively via the adapter lower parts 2 to the installation devices arranged on the adapter upper parts 3, 3', 3 "and 3 '' '.
  • FIG. 5 shows in particular that the arrangement of the holding lugs 39 and the mold recesses 40 for the holding lugs 39 in the respective adapter upper part 3 and 3 'is independent of the width or the distance of the webs 10 and 11 of the respective adapter upper part 3 or 3 'is.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 show a modified design of the adapter lower part 2 with the design of the adapter upper part 3 unchanged.
  • the adapter lower part 2 is used for attachment to a holder, not shown, which is designed as a wall of a control cabinet.
  • the lower adapter part 2 is designed as a flat plate which is provided in the plug-on direction B of the lower adapter part 2 on the upper adapter part 3 with recesses 58 which contain the function of the holding webs 38 according to the previously described embodiment and with which the retaining lugs 39 of the upper adapter part 3 cooperate.
  • FIG. 8 shows a view of the surface of the adapter lower part 2 facing the adapter upper part 3. Also in the embodiment according to FIGS. 7 and 8, as described for the embodiment according to FIG. 6, several adapter upper parts can be connected to one another, adapter lower parts only need in the area of the two outer ones Adapter shells to be provided.

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The invention relates to a mounting rack (1) for electrical service apparatuses (installation apparatuses), which mounting rack (1) can be connected to a holder for the mounting rack, for example to busbars. It is proposed that the mounting rack have an adaptor lower part (2), which can be connected to the holder, and an adaptor upper part (3), which is used to accommodate at least one service apparatus, the adaptor lower part (2) and the adaptor upper part (3) being constructed as separate components which can be connected to one another, and it being possible to connect adaptor upper parts of different physical size to an adaptor lower part having a defined physical size. With this design, universal use of the mounting rack becomes possible, particularly taking account of modular construction. While the dimensions of the adaptor upper part are matched to the dimensions of the service apparatus or apparatuses, a standardised adaptor lower part is used for the connection, which can be connected to any of the possible adaptor upper parts. A high level of preassembly of the electrical service apparatus or apparatuses with the mounting rack is thus possible. <IMAGE>

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft einen Geräteträger für elektrische Installationsgeräte mit einem für die Aufnahme mindestens eines Installationsgerätes vorgesehenen Adapteroberteil und mit einem mit einer Halterung verbindbaren Adapterunterteil, wobei das Adapteroberteil und das Adapterunterteil miteinander verbindbar sind.The present invention relates to a device carrier for electrical installation devices with an adapter upper part provided for receiving at least one installation device and with an adapter lower part which can be connected to a holder, the upper part of the adapter and the lower part of the adapter being connectable to one another.

Aus der DE-A1-4124487 ist ein Geräteträger der eingangs erwähnten Art bekannt. Der dort beschriebene Adapter dient zum befestigen und Anschliessen von elektrischen Geräten. Ein Adapterunterteil ist dabei an Sammelschienen befestigt. Dieser Adapterunterteil ist mit einem Adapteroberteil bestückbar, um die unterschiedlichen Einbautiefen der daran befestigbaren elektrischen Geräte auszugleichen. Bei dieser Anordnung müssen zu allen vorgesehenen Einbautiefen entsprechende Adapteroberteile vorbereitet sein, wodurch wirtschaftliche Nachteile erwachsen. Der Adapteroberteil ist nur an einem an Sammelschienen befestigten Adapterunterteil anbringbar, eine andere Anwendung ist nicht vorgesehen. Die Anwendbarkeit dieses Geräteträgers ist daher beschränkt.From DE-A1-4124487 a device carrier of the type mentioned is known. The adapter described there is used to attach and connect electrical devices. An adapter base is attached to busbars. This lower part of the adapter can be fitted with an upper part of the adapter to compensate for the different installation depths of the electrical devices that can be attached to it. With this arrangement, corresponding adapter upper parts must be prepared for all the intended installation depths, which results in economic disadvantages. The upper part of the adapter can only be attached to a lower part of the adapter attached to busbars; no other application is intended. The applicability of this device carrier is therefore limited.

Aus der US-A-4931903 ist eine Versorgungseinheit mit einer Grundplatte und mit einem Deckel aus Kunststoff bekannt. Die Grundplatte trägt spnannungführende Sammelschienen und mehrere die Abgangsleitungen schützende Schalter. Die Schalter sind dabei auf die Sammelschienen steckbar ausgebildet. Ein Adapter kann auf die Grundplatte befestigt werden, der für die Aufnahme verschiedener Hilfsgeräte vorgesehen ist. Der Adapter ist so ausgebildet, dass mehrere Hilfsgeräte daran befestigt werden können. Wenn weniger Hilfsgeräte gebraucht werden als Plätze vorhanden sind, ist der Adapter nicht voll ausgenützt. Eine Erweiterung der Befestigungsplätze für die Hilfsgeräte ist nicht vorgesehen. Die in der Versorgungseinheit untergebrachten Sammelschienen sind über Kabel angeschlossen. Die ganze Versorgungseinheit kann nur an einer Wand befestigt werden. Gesamthaft gesehen ist diese Versorgungseinheit nur für eine ganz bestimmte Anzahl Abgänge und Hilfsgeräte wirtschaftlich vorteilhaft.From US-A-4931903 a supply unit with a base plate and with a lid made of plastic is known. The base plate carries live busbars and several switches protecting the outgoing lines. The switches are designed to be pluggable on the busbars. An adapter can be attached to the base plate, which is intended to accommodate various auxiliary devices. The adapter is designed so that several auxiliary devices can be attached to it. If fewer auxiliary devices are needed than there are spaces, the adapter is not fully used. An expansion of the mounting locations for the auxiliary devices is not planned. The busbars housed in the supply unit are connected via cables. The entire supply unit can only be attached to one wall. Seen overall, this supply unit is only economically advantageous for a very specific number of outlets and auxiliary devices.

Die DE-C1-3811570 beschreibt einen einteiligen Adapter zur Aufnahme der unterschiedlichsten elektrischen Installationsgeräte. Um die unterschiedliche Breite der am Adapter zu befestigenden elektrischen Geräte auszugleichen, sind bei diesem Adapter zusätzliche, an den Seiten des Adapters anbringbare, der jeweiligen Gerätebreite angepasste Anreihgehäusen vorgesehen, die wirtschaftliche Nachteile mit sich bringen.DE-C1-3811570 describes a one-piece adapter for accommodating a wide variety of electrical installation devices. To compensate for the different widths of the electrical devices to be attached to the adapter This adapter provides additional baying housings that can be attached to the sides of the adapter and are adapted to the respective device width, which entail economic disadvantages.

Ein weiterer Geräteträger für elektrische Installationsgeräte ist aus der DE-C2-2646123 bekannt. Bei diesem erfolgt die Verbindung des elektrischen Installationsgerätes mit dem Geräteträger mittels einer Tragschiene, auf die der Fuss des Installationsgerätes aufsteckbar ist. Nachteilig ist bei dem bekannten Geräteträger, dass er aufgrund dessen Einteiligkeit keine weitgehende Vormontage des bzw. der elektrischen Installationsgeräte gestattet.Another device carrier for electrical installation devices is known from DE-C2-2646123. In this case, the electrical installation device is connected to the device carrier by means of a mounting rail onto which the foot of the installation device can be plugged. A disadvantage of the known equipment carrier is that, because of its one-piece design, it does not permit extensive pre-assembly of the electrical installation device or devices.

Es ist Aufgabe der Erfindung, einen Geräteträger für elektrische Installationsgeräte zu schaffen, der universell einsetzbar und insbesondere für eine Modulbauweise geeignet ist, die eine weitgehende Vormontage des bzw. der elektrischen Installationsgeräte mit dem Geräteträger ermöglicht.It is an object of the invention to provide a device carrier for electrical installation devices that can be used universally and is particularly suitable for a modular construction that enables extensive pre-assembly of the electrical installation device (s) with the device carrier.

Die gestellte Aufgabe ist dadurch gelöst, dass jeder Adapteroberteil wahlweise mit einem an einer Halterung in Art einer Wandung befestigbaren Adapterunterteil oder mit einem an einer Halterung in Art eines Sammelschienensystems befestigbaren Adapterunterteil zusammensteckbar und in der zusammengesteckten Position rastierbar ist, wobei mit einem Adapterunterteil definierter Baugrösse Adapteroberteile unterschiedlicher Baugrösse verbindbar sind, und dass jeder Adapteroberteil mit einem dem Geräteträger nicht zugeordneten, zur Aufnahme mindestens eines Installationsgerätes bestimmten, weiteren Adapteroberteil gleicher oder unterschiedlicher Baugrösse verbindbar ist. Das bzw. die Installationsgeräte werden entsprechend dem benötigten Platzbedarf mit einem oder mehreren, die entsprechende Baugrösse aufweisenden Adapteroberteilen verbunden. Die Adapterunterteile sind entweder an Halterungen, wie an einer Wand oder an einem Sammelschienensystem befestigt. Die Adapteroberteile und die Adapterunterteile sind aneinander durch eine Steckverbindung einfach befestigbar. Um die Steckverbindung zu sichern, sind die Teile in der zusammengesteckter Position rastierbar. Ein wesentliches weiteres Element der Erfindung besteht darin, dass mit einem Adapterunterteil definierter Baugrösse Adapteroberteile unterschiedlicher Baugrösse verbindbar sind. Wird für die Befestigung des bzw. der elektrischen Installationsgeräte am Adapteroberteil viel Platz benötigt, findet ein Adapteroberteil mit entsprechend grossen Abmessungen Verwendung, das mit dem Standardgrösse aufweisenden Adapterunterteil verbunden wird. Benötigt das elektrische Installationsgerät wenig Platz, findet ein Adapteroberteil mit geringeren Abmessungen Verwendung, das gleichfalls mit einem Standardgrössen aufweisenden Adapterunterteil verbunden wird. Zweckmässig sind damit die Abmessungen des Adapterunterteiles im Bereich dessen Aufnahme des Adapteroberteiles auf die kleinste Baugrösse des Adapteroberteiles abzustimmen. Das Adapteroberteil eines Geräteträgers ist mit einem weiteren diesem Geräteträger nicht zugeordnetn Adapteroberteil verbindbar, das der Aufnahme mindestens eines Installationsgerätes dient. Es ist damit vorgesehen, nicht nur eine Verbindung eines Adapteroberteiles mit einem Adapterunterteil zur Bildung eines Geräteträgers zu schaffen, sondern auch eine Verbindung zweier, gegebenenfalls auch mehrerer Adapteroberteile unmittelbar miteinander anzugeben, so dass die Befestigungsfläche für das bzw. die Installationsgeräte beliebig vergrösser werden kann. Der so ausgebildete Geräteträger ist universell einsetzbar, für eine Modulbauweise geeignet und ermöglicht eine weitgehende Vormontage des bzw. der elektrischen Installationsgeräte.The object is achieved in that each adapter upper part can optionally be plugged together with an adapter lower part which can be fastened to a holder in the manner of a wall or with an adapter lower part which can be fastened to a holder in the manner of a busbar system, and can be latched in the plugged-in position, adapter upper parts being defined with an adapter lower part of different sizes can be connected, and that each adapter upper part can be connected to a further adapter upper part of the same or different size, which is not assigned to the device carrier and is intended for receiving at least one installation device. The installation device (s) are connected to one or more adapter upper parts having the corresponding size in accordance with the required space. The adapter lower parts are either attached to brackets, such as on a wall or to a busbar system. The adapter upper parts and the adapter lower parts can be easily attached to one another by means of a plug connection. In order to secure the plug connection, the parts can be locked in the assembled position. An essential further element of the invention is that upper adapter parts of different sizes can be connected to a lower adapter part of a defined size. If a lot of space is required for attaching the electrical installation device (s) to the upper part of the adapter, an upper part with correspondingly large dimensions is used, which is connected to the lower part of the standard size. If the electrical installation device takes up little space, a Adapter upper part with smaller dimensions Use, which is also connected to a standard-sized adapter lower part. The dimensions of the lower adapter part in the area of its accommodation of the upper adapter part are therefore expediently matched to the smallest size of the upper adapter part. The adapter upper part of a device carrier can be connected to another adapter upper part which is not assigned to this device carrier and which serves to accommodate at least one installation device. It is therefore intended not only to provide a connection between an adapter upper part and an adapter lower part to form a device carrier, but also to provide a connection between two, possibly also a plurality of adapter upper parts directly with one another, so that the mounting surface for the installation device or devices can be increased as desired. The device carrier designed in this way can be used universally, is suitable for a modular construction and enables extensive pre-assembly of the electrical installation device (s).

Die Stromzuführung zu dem jeweiligen Installationsgerät kann auf unterschiedliche Art und Weise erfolgen. Bei der Verwendung des Gräteträgers im Zusammenhang mit einem Sammelschienensystem erfolgt der Stromanschluss zum jeweiligen Installationsgerät bevorzugt über ein elektrieches Kabel, das einerseits unmittelbar mit dem Installationsgerät, anderseits über Kontaktfedern oder dergleichen mit der zugeordneten Sammelschiene elektrisch leitend verbunden ist, wobei die Kontaktfedern im Adapterunterteil gelagert sind und sich an der zugeordneten Sammelschiene abstützen. Das jeweilige elektrische Kabel kann dabei seitlich aus dem Geräteträger herausgeführt sein. Grundsätzlich und dies gilt insbesondere dann, wenn kein Sammelschienensystem vorhanden ist, kann die Stromspeisung des jeweiligen Installationsgerätes von extern mittels der erforderlichen elektrischen Leitungen erfolgen.The power supply to the respective installation device can take place in different ways. When using the bone rack in connection with a busbar system, the power connection to the respective installation device is preferably carried out via an electrical cable, which on the one hand is directly conductively connected to the installation device, on the other hand via contact springs or the like to the assigned busbar, the contact springs being mounted in the lower part of the adapter and are supported on the assigned busbar. The respective electrical cable can be led laterally out of the device carrier. In principle, and this applies in particular when there is no busbar system, the respective installation device can be supplied with power externally by means of the required electrical lines.

Das Ziel, mit möglichst wenig unterschiedlichen Bauteilen des Geräteträgers für dessen unterschiedlichste Einsatzzwecke auszukommen, mit der Folge geringerer Formkosten für die aus Kunststoff bestehenden Bauteile, geringerer Lagerhaltungskosten usw., wird dadurch erreicht, dass die Adapteroberteile unterschiedlicher Baugrösse im Verbindungsbereich zum Adapterunterteil identisch ausgebildet sind. Eine Weiterbildung des Geräteträgers sieht vor, dass die Verbindung von Adapteroberteil und Adapterunterteil durch Zusammenstecken von Adapteroberteil und Adapterunterteil sowie deren anschliessende Relativbewegung in der Trennebene zwischen Adapteroberteil und Adapterunterteil erfolgt, wobei das Adapteroberteil Haltenasen aufweist, die beim Relativbewegen der Teile Haltestege am Adapterunterteil hintergreifen. Selbstverständlich bestünde auch die Möglichkeit, die Haltenasen am Adapterunterteil und die Haltestege am Adapteroberteil vorzusehen. Die Rastierung von Adapteroberteil und Adapterunterteil erfolgt zweckmässig mittels mindesten einer Rastierzunge, die in der Rastierposition einen Rastioersteg des Adapterunterteils hintergreift.The goal of getting by with as few different components of the equipment carrier as possible for its most diverse purposes, with the result of lower molding costs for the plastic components, lower storage costs, etc., is achieved in that the adapter upper parts of different sizes are designed identically in the connection area to the lower adapter part. A further development of the device carrier provides that the connection of the upper part of the adapter and the lower part of the adapter is made by plugging together the upper part of the adapter and the lower part of the adapter and their subsequent relative movement in the parting plane between the upper part of the adapter and the lower part of the adapter, the upper part of the adapter having retaining lugs which move the parts relatively Reach behind the retaining bars on the lower part of the adapter. Of course, there would also be the possibility of providing the retaining lugs on the lower adapter part and the retaining webs on the upper adapter part. The locking of the adapter upper part and the lower part of the adapter is expediently carried out by means of at least one locking tongue which engages behind a locking ridge of the adapter lower part in the locking position.

Da das Adapteroberteil primär die Aufgabe erfüllt, als Lagerung für das bzw, die Installationsgeräte zu dienen, ist gemäss einer bevorzugten Gestaltung vorgesehen, dass es plattenförmig ausgebildet ist. Durch die recht einfache Gestaltung dieses Bauteiles kann es mit geringem Kostenaufwand hergestellt werden und benötigt nur einen relativ geringen Bedarf an Lagerfläche.Since the adapter upper part primarily fulfills the task of serving as storage for or the installation devices, it is provided according to a preferred embodiment that it is plate-shaped. Due to the fairly simple design of this component, it can be produced at low cost and requires only a relatively small amount of storage space.

Das Adapterunterteil kann plattenförmig ausgebildet sein und Ausnehmungen zum Aufhängen des Adapterunterteils in mit der Wandung verbundenen Befestigungsmitteln aufweisen. Durch diese Massnahme ist eine einfache Wandmontage des Adapterunterteiles möglich.The lower adapter part can be plate-shaped and have recesses for hanging the lower adapter part in fastening means connected to the wall. This measure enables the adapter lower part to be easily wall-mounted.

Vorteilhafterweise ist das Adapterunterteil kastenförmig ausgebildet und weist auf seiner dem Adapteroberteil abgewandten Seite Hakenansätze zum Hintergreifen der Sammelschienen auf. Die kastenförmige Gestaltung des Adapterunterteils wird in diesem Zusammenhang deshalb als zweckmässig angesehen, weil dann im Adapterunterteil zumindest die Mittel zum festlegen des Geräteträgers in der Ebene der Sammelschienen senkrecht zu deren Längserstreckung sowie die elktrischen Kontakte für die Sammelschienen, die über elektrische Leitungen mit dem bzw. den Installationsgeräten verbunden sind, angeordnet werden können. Gerade bei einer Verwendung des Geräteträgers im Zusammenhang mit einem Sammelschienensystem wird es als notwendig angesehen, zumindest im Bereich der jeweiligen Stirnseite des Geräteträgers, konkret des Adapterunterteiles, einen Uebergreifschutz vorzusehen, der eine Berührung der Sammelschienen von dieser Seite unmöglich macht.The lower part of the adapter is advantageously box-shaped and has hook attachments on its side facing away from the upper part of the adapter for engaging behind the busbars. The box-shaped design of the lower part of the adapter is considered to be expedient in this context because then in the lower part of the adapter at least the means for fixing the device carrier in the plane of the busbars perpendicular to their longitudinal extension and the electrical contacts for the busbars, which are connected via electrical lines to the or the installation devices are connected, can be arranged. Especially when the device carrier is used in connection with a busbar system, it is considered necessary to provide an overlap protection, at least in the area of the respective end face of the device carrier, specifically the adapter lower part, which makes it impossible to touch the busbars from this side.

Es ist vorteilhaft, wenn das weitere Adapteroberteil mit einem anderen Adapterunterteil verbunden ist, in der Konsequenz, dass zwei nebeneinander angeordnete Geräteträger mittels der beiden aneinander angrenzenden Adapteroberteile der Geräteträger miteinander befestigt werden. Es ist aber auch denkbar, zwei Geräteträger in Abstand zueinander anzuordnen und mittels eines zwischen den Adapteroberteilen dieser Geräteträger angeordneten Adapteroberteiles, dem kein Adapterunterteil zugeordnet ist, eine Brücke zwischen den beiden Geräteträgern zu bilden. Selbstverständlich können auch mehrere Adapteroberteile die Brücke zwischen den Geräteträgern bilden. Die letztgenannte Variante bietet sich insbesondere dann an, wenn die Geräteträger im Zusammenhang mit einem elektrischen Sammelschienensystem Verwendung finden.It is advantageous if the additional upper adapter part is connected to another lower adapter part, as a consequence of which two device carriers arranged next to one another are fastened to one another by means of the two adjacent adapter upper parts of the device carriers. However, it is also conceivable to arrange two device carriers at a distance from one another and by means of an adapter upper part arranged between the upper adapter parts of these device carriers, to which no lower adapter part is assigned, a bridge between the two To form equipment carriers. Of course, several adapter upper parts can also form the bridge between the device carriers. The latter variant is particularly useful when the device carriers are used in connection with an electrical busbar system.

Die Befestigung der Adapteroberteile untereinander erfolgt zweckmäßig in den einander zugewandten Bereichen der Adapteroberteile mittels Verbindungselementen. Das jeweilige Verbindungselement zum Verbinden der benachbarten Adapteroberteile ist vorteilhaft in diesen in Art einer Klips-Verbindung rastierbar. Die Adapteroberteile sollten in den Bereichen, in denen deren Verbindung untereinander erfolgt, ausreichend große, zusammenwirkende Anlageflächen aufweisen, so daß nach dem Anbringen der Verbindungselemente eine starre Einheit der Adapteroberteile gewährleistet ist.The adapter upper parts are advantageously fastened to one another in the mutually facing regions of the adapter upper parts by means of connecting elements. The respective connecting element for connecting the adjacent adapter upper parts can advantageously be latched into them in the manner of a clip connection. The adapter upper parts should have sufficiently large, interacting contact surfaces in the areas in which they are connected to one another, so that a rigid unit of the adapter upper parts is ensured after the connecting elements have been attached.

Eine konkrete Gestaltung der Verbindung sieht in diesem Zusammenhang vor, daß der jeweilige Lochsteg des Adapteroberteils und des mit diesem zu verbindenden weiteren Adapteroberteils auf der dem jeweils anderen Adapteroberteil zugewandten Seite mit mindestens einem in Längsrichtung des Lochstegs hinterschnittenen Ansatz versehen ist, wobei die Ansätze der zu verbindenden Adapteroberteile bezüglich deren Trennlinie spiegelbildlich zueinander angeordnet sind und das den beiden Ansätzen zugewandte Verbindungselement mit zwei Stegen versehen ist, die in die hinterschnittenen Bereiche einschiebbar sind. Bei dieser Gestaltung besteht die Möglichkeit, das jeweilige Verbindungselement zunächst in das eine Adapteroberteil einzuschieben und mit diesem zu rastieren und anschließend das andere Adapteroberteil auf das Verbindungselement aufzuschieben, bis es rastiert.A specific design of the connection provides in this context that the respective perforated web of the adapter upper part and the further adapter upper part to be connected to it is provided on the side facing the respective other adapter upper part with at least one undercut in the longitudinal direction of the perforated web, the approaches of the connecting adapter upper parts with respect to their dividing line are arranged in mirror image to each other and the connecting element facing the two approaches is provided with two webs which can be inserted into the undercut areas. With this design, there is the possibility of first pushing the respective connecting element into one adapter upper part and locking it with this and then pushing the other adapter upper part onto the connecting element until it clicks into place.

Weitere Vorteile der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen, der Beschreibung der Figuren und in den Figuren selbst dargestellt, wobei bemerkt wird, daß alle Einzelmerkmale und alle Kombinationen von Einzelmerkmalen erfindungswesentlich sind.Further advantages of the invention are set out in the subclaims, the description of the figures and in the figures themselves, it being noted that all individual features and all Combinations of individual features are essential to the invention.

In den Figuren ist die Erfindung für die zwei grundsätzlichen Ausführungsformen beispielsweise dargestellt, ohne auf diese beschränkt zu sein.In the figures, the invention for the two basic embodiments is shown, for example, without being limited to these.

Es zeigt:

Figur 1
eine erste Ausführungsform des für Sammelschienensysteme Verwendung findenden Geräteträgers, in einer räumlichen Explosionsdarstellung,
Figur 2
eine räumliche Ansicht des in Figur 1 gezeigten Geräteträgers, in zusammengebautem Zustand, ohne dargestellte Tragschiene,
Figur 3
eine räumliche Darstellung mehrerer Geräteträger nach Figur 2, vor deren Verbindung, ferner das in diesem Zusammenhang Verwendung findende Sammelschienensystem,
Figur 4
eine räumliche Darstellung zweier miteinander verbundener Adapteroberteile,
Figur 5
eine räumliche Ansicht gemäß Figur 4, vor dem Verbinden der beiden Adapteroberteile mit einem dritten Adapteroberteil,
Figur 6
zwei Geräteträger, die mittels zweier weiterer Adapteroberteile in Brückenbauweise miteinander verbunden sind,
Figur 7
die zweite Ausführungsform des Geräteträgers, bei der das Adapterunterteil plattenförmig ausgebildet ist und dem Aufhängen an einer Wand dient und
Figur 8
eine Ansicht A des in Figur 7 gezeigten plattenförmigen Adapterunterteils.
It shows:
Figure 1
1 shows a first embodiment of the device carrier used for busbar systems, in a spatial exploded view,
Figure 2
2 shows a three-dimensional view of the device carrier shown in FIG. 1, in the assembled state, without a mounting rail shown,
Figure 3
2 shows a spatial representation of several device carriers according to FIG. 2, before their connection, and also the busbar system used in this context,
Figure 4
a spatial representation of two interconnected upper adapter parts,
Figure 5
3 shows a spatial view according to FIG. 4, before connecting the two adapter upper parts to a third adapter upper part,
Figure 6
two equipment carriers, which are connected to each other by means of two additional adapter upper parts in bridge construction,
Figure 7
the second embodiment of the equipment carrier, in which the lower part of the adapter is plate-shaped and is used for hanging on a wall and
Figure 8
a view A of the plate-shaped adapter lower part shown in Figure 7.

Hinsichtlich des Geräteträgers für elektrische Installationsgeräte, der im Zusammenhang mit einem elektrischen Sammelschienensystem Verwendung findet, wird auf die Darstellung der Figuren 1 und 2 und teilweise auf die der Figur 3 Bezug genommen. Dort ist veranschaulicht, daß der Geräteträger 1, der bis auf dessen für die Stromleitung erforderlichen Bauteile aus Kunststoff besteht, ein kastenförmiges Adapterunterteil 2 und ein im wesentlichen plattenförmig ausgebildetes Adapteroberteil 3 aufweist. Das Adapterunterteil 2 ist an seiner Unterseite mit drei Kontaktfüßen 4 versehen, von denen nur einer sichtbar ist, die drei parallel beabstandet zueinander angeordnete Sammelschienen 5, 6 und 7 in bekannter Art und Weise hintergreifen. Das längliche Adapterunterteil 2 ist dabei senkrecht zur Längserstreckung der Sammelschienen orientiert. Mit dem Adapterunterteil 2 ist das Adapteroberteil 3 verbindbar bzw. verbunden. Es weist in dessen Längsrichtung zwei benachbart zu den Längskanten 8 und 9 des Adapteroberteiles 3 verlaufende, parallele Stege 10 und 11 mit Lochreihen 12 und 13 auf. Eine Tragschiene 14, die etwa so lang ist, wie das Adapteroberteil 3 breit ist, weist im Bereich ihres Mittelsteges 15 vier Bohrungen 16 auf, wobei jeweils zwei Bohrungen 16 der Lochreihe 12 bzw. 13 zugeordnet sind und damit die Befestigung der Tragschiene 14 über vier Schrauben in den entsprechenden Löchern der Lochreihen 12 und 13 an beliebiger Stelle des Adapteroberteiles 3 erfolgen kann. Die Schrauben schneiden sich dabei in die jeweiligen Löcher der Lochreihen 12 und 13. Die Tragschiene 14 dient der Befestigung eines oder mehrerer, nicht gezeigter elektrischer Installationsgeräte, beispielsweise einer Starterkombination für ein Elektromotor, eines Leitungsschutzschalters oder eines Fehlerschutzschalters. Mit dem Adapteroberteil 3 können auch mehrere Tragschienen 14 verbunden sein.With regard to the device carrier for electrical installation devices, which is used in connection with an electrical busbar system, reference is made to the illustration of FIGS. 1 and 2 and, in part, to that of FIG. It is illustrated there that the device carrier 1, which, apart from the components required for the power line, is made of plastic, has a box-shaped adapter lower part 2 and an essentially plate-shaped adapter upper part 3. The lower part of the adapter 2 is provided on its underside with three contact feet 4, only one of which is visible, which engage behind three busbars 5, 6 and 7, which are spaced apart and parallel to one another, in a known manner. The elongated lower part 2 of the adapter is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the busbars. The upper adapter part 3 can be connected or connected to the lower adapter part 2. It has in the longitudinal direction two parallel webs 10 and 11 with rows of holes 12 and 13 running parallel to the longitudinal edges 8 and 9 of the adapter upper part 3. A mounting rail 14, which is approximately as long as the adapter upper part 3 is wide, has in the area of it Center bar 15 four bores 16, two bores 16 being assigned to the row of holes 12 and 13, respectively, so that the mounting rail 14 can be fastened via four screws in the corresponding holes in the rows of holes 12 and 13 at any point on the upper adapter part 3. The screws cut into the respective holes in the rows of holes 12 and 13. The mounting rail 14 is used to fasten one or more electrical installation devices, not shown, for example a starter combination for an electric motor, a circuit breaker or a fault circuit breaker. A plurality of mounting rails 14 can also be connected to the adapter upper part 3.

Wie insbesondere der Darstellung der Figur 1 zu entnehmen ist, weist das kastenförmige Adapterunterteil 2 zwei Trennstege 17 und 18 auf, die das Adapterunterteil 2 in drei Längskammern 19, 20 und 21 unterteilen. In jeder Längskammer ist in mit den Trennstegen 17 bzw. 18 bzw. den Längswandungen 22 und 23 des Adapterunterteiles 2 eingegossenen Führungen 24 eine U-förmige Kontaktfeder 25 im Bereich deren profilierten Abschnitten 26 gehalten. Der nicht profilierte, andere Schenkel 27 der jeweiligen Kontaktfeder 25 liegt bei auf die Sammelschienen 5, 6 und 7 aufgestecktem Geräteträger 1 an der zugeordneten Sammelschiene an. Damit der Geräteträger 1 für die unterschiedlichsten Sammelschienenstärken Verwendung finden kann, sind auf die Kontaktfüße 4 aufschiebbar Distanzfußstücke 28 vorgesehen, die bei dünneren Sammelschienen den Abstand des auf die dickste mögliche Sammelschiene ausgelegten Kontaktfußes 4 ausgleichen. Auf das freie Ende des profilierten Abschnittes 26 der jeweiligen Kontaktfeder 25 ist eine nicht gezeigte Steckverbindung aufsteckbar, die mit einer elektrischen Leitung verbunden ist, die zum elektrischen Installationsgerät führt. Diese elektrischen Komponenten sind nicht gezeigt.As can be seen in particular from the illustration in FIG. 1, the box-shaped adapter lower part 2 has two separating webs 17 and 18 which subdivide the adapter lower part 2 into three longitudinal chambers 19, 20 and 21. In each longitudinal chamber, a U-shaped contact spring 25 is held in the region of the profiled sections 26 thereof in the guides 24 cast in with the separating webs 17 or 18 or the longitudinal walls 22 and 23 of the adapter lower part 2. The non-profiled, other leg 27 of the respective contact spring 25 rests on the associated busbar when the device carrier 1 is plugged onto the busbars 5, 6 and 7. So that the device carrier 1 can be used for a wide variety of busbar thicknesses, spacer feet 28 are provided which can be slid onto the contact feet 4 and, in the case of thinner busbars, compensate for the distance of the contact foot 4 designed for the thickest possible busbar. On the free end of the profiled section 26 of the respective contact spring 25, a plug connection, not shown, can be plugged, which is connected to an electrical line that leads to the electrical installation device. These electrical components are not shown.

Wie beschrieben, wird das Adapterunterteil 2 senkrecht zur Längserstreckung der Sammelschienen 5, 6 und 7 in deren Ebene mit dem jeweiligen Kontaktfuß 4 bzw. mit dem Distanzfußstück 28 versehenen Kontaktfuß 4 auf die zugeordnete Sammelschiene 5, 6 oder 7 auf2geschoben. Um in dieser Verschieberichtung das Adapterunterteil 2 zu arretieren, ist ein betätigbares Rastelement 29 vorgesehen, das in Wirkverbindung mit der mittleren Sammelschiene 6 bringbar ist. Das Rastelement ist in einem Betätigungshebel 30 gelagert, der seinerseits im Bereich der Sammelschiene 7 im Trennsteg 17 und der dieser benachbarten Seitenwandung 22 gehalten ist. Das Rastelement 29 ist auf der der Sammelschiene 6 zugewandten Seite stufenförmig ausgebildet, so daß es, unabhängig von der vorgegebenen Breite der Sammelschiene 6, diese auf der dem der Sammelschiene 6 zugeordneten Kontaktfuß 4 abgewandten Seite hintergreift. Eine im Trennsteg 17 und der benachbarten Seitenwandung 22 gelagerte Abdeckplatte 21 deckt den Betätigungshebel 30 ab und ist im Bereich seines dem Rastelement 29 zugewandten Endes mit einem Führungszapfen 32 versehen, das eine Ausnehmung 33 im Rastelement 29 durchsetzt und es damit führt. Der Betätigungshebel 30 kann im Bereich seines dem Rastelement 29 abgewandten Endes 34 betätigt werden, hierfür ist die eine Stirnplatte 35 des kastenförmigen Adapterunterteiles 2 mit einer Ausnehmung 36 und einer entsprechenden Stelle des Adapteroberteiles 3 mit einer Ausnehmung 37 versehen, durch die ein Gegenstand zum Niederdrücken des Endes 34 des Betätigungshebels 30 gestecktwerden kann, so daß das Rastelement 29 außer Kontakt mit der Sammelschiene 6 gelangt. Nicht gezeigt ist in der Figur 1 eine zwischen der Abdeckplatte 31 und dem Betätigungshebel 30 wirksame Druckfeder, die den Führungszapfen 32 umgibt und das Rastelement 29 auf die Sammelschiene 6 vorspannt.As described, the lower adapter part 2 is pushed perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the busbars 5, 6 and 7 in their plane with the respective contact foot 4 or the contact foot 4 provided with the spacer 28 on the associated busbar 5, 6 or 7. In order to lock the lower adapter part 2 in this displacement direction, an actuatable latching element 29 is provided which can be brought into operative connection with the central busbar 6. The latching element is mounted in an actuating lever 30, which in turn is held in the area of the busbar 7 in the separating web 17 and the side wall 22 adjacent to it. The latching element 29 is stepped on the side facing the busbar 6, so that it engages behind, regardless of the predetermined width of the busbar 6, on the side facing away from the contact foot 4 assigned to the busbar 6. A cover plate 21 mounted in the separating web 17 and the adjacent side wall 22 covers the actuating lever 30 and is in the region of its end facing the latching element 29 provided with a guide pin 32 which passes through a recess 33 in the locking element 29 and thus guides it. The actuating lever 30 can be actuated in the region of its end 34 facing away from the latching element 29, for this purpose the one end plate 35 of the box-shaped adapter lower part 2 is provided with a recess 36 and a corresponding location of the adapter upper part 3 with a recess 37 through which an object for depressing the End 34 of the actuating lever 30 can be inserted so that the locking element 29 comes out of contact with the busbar 6. Not shown in FIG. 1 is a compression spring which acts between the cover plate 31 and the actuating lever 30 and surrounds the guide pin 32 and prestresses the latching element 29 on the busbar 6.

Zweckmäßig wird das elektrische Installationsgerät am Adapteroberteil 3 vormontiert, d.h. die Tragschiene 14 an der gewünschten Stelle mit dem Adapteroberteil 3 verbunden und anschließend das Installationsgerät an der Tragschiene 14 befestigt. Unabhängig hiervon wird das Adapterunterteil 2 zusammengesetzt, d.h. gegebenenfalls mit den Distanzfußstücken 28 versehen, die erforderlichen Kontaktfedern 25 in das Adapterunterteil 2 eingesteckt, der Betätigungshebel 30 mit Feder und Rastelement 29 montiert und das Adapterunterteil 2 mit der Abdeckplatte 31 versehen. Entsprechend dem Stromanschluß des Installationsgerätes werden mit den freien Enden der Kontaktfedern 25 die Leitungen verbunden und nach dem Zusammenstecken von Adapterunterteil 2 und Adapteroberteil 3 an das Installationsgerät angeschlossen.The electrical installation device is expediently preassembled on the upper adapter part 3, i.e. the mounting rail 14 is connected to the adapter upper part 3 at the desired location and then the installation device is attached to the mounting rail 14. Independently of this, the adapter lower part 2 is assembled, i.e. optionally provided with the spacer feet 28, the required contact springs 25 inserted into the adapter lower part 2, the actuating lever 30 mounted with spring and locking element 29 and the adapter lower part 2 provided with the cover plate 31. Corresponding to the power connection of the installation device, the lines are connected to the free ends of the contact springs 25 and, after the adapter lower part 2 and adapter upper part 3 have been plugged together, connected to the installation device.

Um das Adapterunterteil 2 und das Adapteroberteil 3 miteinander verbinden zu können, weist das Adapterunterteil im Bereich der freien Enden der Trennstege 17 und 18 sowie der Seitenwände 22 und 23 eine Vielzahl von in Längsrichtung des Adapterunterteiles 2 verlaufende Haltestege 38 auf, und an den entsprechenden Stellen das Adapteroberteil 3 auf seiner dem Adapterunterteil 2 zugewandten Seite Haltenasen 39, von denen in der Darstellung der Figur 1 nur drei unmittelbar sichtbar sind, während sich die Position der nicht sichtbaren Haltenasen 39 in der Ansicht der Oberseite des Adapteroberteiles 3 aus der Position der Formvertiefungen 40 zur Bildung der Haltenasen 39 ergibt. Die Verbindung von Adapteroberteil 3 und Adapterunterteil 2 erfolgt somit, indem das Adapteroberteil 3 versetzt zum Adapterunterteil 2 auf dieses aufgesteckt wird und dann, durch eine Relativbewegung von Adapterunterteil 2 und Adapteroberteil 3 in deren Trennebene, die Haltenasen 39 in die die Haltestege 38 hintergreifende Position überführt werden. Wie insbesondere der Darstellung der Figur 1 zu entnehmen ist, erfolgt dabei die Bewegung des Adapteroberteiles 3 in Richtung der einen Stirnplatte 35 des Adapterunterteiles 2, womit die auch im Bereich der vorlaufenden Schmalseite des Adapterteiles 3 angeordneten Haltenasen 39 in entsprechende, der Stirnplatte 35 zugeordnete Haltestege 38 des Adapterunterteiles 2 eingreifen.In order to be able to connect the lower adapter part 2 and the upper adapter part 3 to one another, the lower adapter part in the region of the free ends of the separating webs 17 and 18 and the side walls 22 and 23 has a plurality of holding webs 38 running in the longitudinal direction of the lower adapter part 2, and at the corresponding points the adapter upper part 3 on its side facing the adapter lower part 2, retaining lugs 39, of which only three are directly visible in the illustration in FIG. 1, while the position of the invisible retaining lugs 39 in the view of the upper side of the adapter upper part 3 is different from the position of the mold recesses 40 results in the formation of the retaining lugs 39. The connection between the upper adapter part 3 and the lower adapter part 2 thus takes place by the adapter upper part 3 being pushed onto the lower adapter part 2 and then, by means of a relative movement of the lower adapter part 2 and the upper adapter part 3 in their parting plane, transferring the retaining lugs 39 into the position engaging behind the retaining webs 38 will. As can be seen in particular from the illustration in FIG. 1, the adapter upper part 3 moves in the direction of one end plate 35 of the adapter lower part 2, so that the retaining lugs 39 also arranged in the region of the leading narrow side of the adapter part 3 into corresponding retaining webs assigned to the end plate 35 38 engage the lower adapter part 2.

Um ein unbeabsichtigtes Berühren der stromführenden Sammelschienen auszuschließen, ist im Bereich jeder der beiden Stirnseiten des Geräteträgers 1 ein plattenförmiger Übergreifschutz 41 vorgesehen. Jeder Übergreifschutz 41 ist im Bereich seines oberen Endes mittels zweier Steckbuchsen 42 auf korrespondierende Stegansätze 43 des Adapteroberteiles 3 und in seinem Mittelbereich mittels eines Federansatzes 44 auf einen Zapfenansatz 45 des Adapterunterteils 2 aufsteckbar. Der den Steckbuchsen 42 abgewandte Bereich des jeweiligen Übergreifschutzes 41 erstreckt sich über das Adapterunterteil 2 hinaus, so daß es in dessen Stirnseitenbereich die Sammelschienen von außen her unzugänglich macht. Figur 1 verdeutlicht, daß ein Übergreifschutz 41 mit Ausnehmungen 46 versehen sein kann, durch die elektrischen Zuleitungen von den Kontaktfedern 25 zu dem Stationsgerät geführt werden können.In order to prevent accidental contact with the live busbars, a plate-shaped overlap protection 41 is provided in the area of each of the two end faces of the device carrier 1. Each overlap protection 41 can be plugged into the area of its upper end by means of two sockets 42 on corresponding web attachments 43 of the adapter upper part 3 and in its central area by means of a spring attachment 44 onto a pin attachment 45 of the adapter lower part 2. The area of the respective overlap protection 41 facing away from the sockets 42 extends beyond the adapter lower part 2, so that it makes the busbars inaccessible from the outside in its end area. Figure 1 illustrates that an overlap protection 41 can be provided with recesses 46 through which electrical leads can be guided from the contact springs 25 to the station device.

Die Rastierung von Adapterunterteil 2 und Adapteroberteil 3 erfolgt in deren zusammengeschobener Stellung mittels einer Rastierzunge 47, die nachgiebig aus der Ebene des plattenförmigen Adapteroberteiles 3 in Richtung des Adapterunterteiles 2 vorsteht und in der zusammengeschobenen Position von Adapterunterteil 2 und Adapteroberteil 3 den die Trennstege 17 und 18 verbindenden Quersteg 48 hintergreift.The locking of the lower adapter part 2 and the upper adapter part 3 takes place in their pushed-together position by means of a locking tongue 47 which resiliently protrudes from the plane of the plate-shaped upper adapter part 3 in the direction of the lower adapter part 2 and in the pushed-together position of the lower adapter part 2 and the upper adapter part 3, the separators 17 and 18 connecting crossbar 48 engages behind.

Schließlich ist auch in jede der Steckbuchsen 42 eine Rastierzunge 49 integriert, die bei aufgestecktem Übergreifschutz 41 in eine Ausnehmung 50 des betreffenden Stegansatzes 43 eingreift. Durch ein die jeweilige Steckbuchse 42 durchsetzendes Loch 51, das auf der dem Adapteroberteil 3 abgewandten Seite der Steckbuchse 42 vorgesehen ist, kann die Rastierung der zugeordneten Rastierzunge 49 durch Abheben der Rastierzunge 49 vom Stegansatz 43 mittels eines Hilfswerkzeuges erreicht werden. Entsprechendes gilt für die Rastierzunge 49, die gleichfalls mittels eines Hilfswerkzeuges in die nicht rastierende Stellung zurückbewegt werden kann.Finally, a locking tongue 49 is also integrated into each of the sockets 42 and engages in a recess 50 of the web attachment 43 in question when the overlap protection 41 is attached. Through a hole 51 penetrating the respective socket 42, which is provided on the side of the socket 42 facing away from the adapter upper part 3, the locking of the associated locking tongue 49 can be achieved by lifting the locking tongue 49 off the web shoulder 43 by means of an auxiliary tool. The same applies to the locking tongue 49, which can also be moved back into the non-locking position by means of an auxiliary tool.

Figur 2 zeigt den zusammengebauten Geräteträger einschließlich der beiden Bauteile zum Gewährleisten des Übergreifschutzes, bei auf die Kontaktschienen 4 aufgesteckten Distanzfußstücken 28. Der Figur ist ferner zu entnehmen, daß das Adapteroberteil 3 im Bereich jedes Steges 10 bzw. 11 benachbart zu dem jeweiligen Stegansatz 43 mit einem in Längsrichtung des Steges 10 bzw. 11 hinterschnittenen Ansatz mit L-förmigem Profil versehen ist. Die Ansätze 52 des jeweiligen Steges 10 bzw. 11 dienen dem festen Verbinden von Adapteroberteilen 3 wie es insbesondere der Darstellung der Figuren 4 und 5 zu entnehmen ist. Die Figur 4 zeigt zwei bereits miteinander verbundene Adapteroberteile 3 und 3', die im Bereich der vier einander zugewandten Ansätze 52 der beiden Adapteroberteile 3 und 3' mittels zweier Verbindungselemente 53 verbunden sind. Jedes Verbindungselement 53 weist zwei, parallel zueinander angeordnete Rastierzungen 54 auf. Verbunden wird das jeweilige Verbindungselement 53 mit dem zugeordneten Adapteroberteil 3 bzw. 3', indem es mit seinem der jeweiligen Rastierzunge 54 zugeordneten Führungssteg 55 zwischen den Steg 11 des Adapteroberteiles 3 bzw. 3' und die parallel hierzu laufende Führungsfläche des L-förmigen Ansatzes 52 und eine plattenseitige, beabstandet zum Steg 11 bzw. 10 angeordnete Führungsleiste 56 eingesteckt wird, bis in der vollständig eingesteckten Position das eine Rastnase 57 aufweisende freie Ende der Rastierzunge 54 das zugeordnete stirnseitige Ende des Ansatzes 52 hintergreift. Aufgrund der Ausbildung der Rastierzunge 54 in Art einer Feder kann diese durch Wegdrücken vom Verbindungselement 52 mittels eines Hilfswerkzeuges wieder entarretiert werden. In der beschriebenen Art und Weise werden beide Verbindungselemente 53 mit dem Steg 11 des Adapteroberteiles 3 bzw. 3' in Art einer Klips-Verbindungverbunden. Die Verbindung mitdem angrenzenden Adapteroberteil 3' bzw. 3'', wie in Figur 5 gezeigt, erfolgt durch Aufstecken des Adapteroberteiles 3' bzw. 3'' auf die Rastierzungen 54 der beiden bereits mit dem Adapteroberteil 3 bzw. 3' verbundenen Verbindungselemente 53. Die Bewegungsrichtungen zum Verbinden der Adapteroberteile sind in den Figuren 4 und 5 mit Pfeilen verdeutlicht.Figure 2 shows the assembled equipment carrier including the two components to ensure overlap protection, with spacer feet 28 attached to the contact rails 4. The figure also shows that the adapter upper part 3 in the area of each web 10 or 11 adjacent to the respective web extension 43 an undercut in the longitudinal direction of the web 10 or 11 is provided with an L-shaped profile. The lugs 52 of the respective web 10 and 11 serve for the firm connection of adapter upper parts 3, as can be seen in particular from the illustration in FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 shows two adapter upper parts 3 and 3 'which are already connected to one another and which are connected in the region of the four mutually facing projections 52 of the two adapter upper parts 3 and 3' by means of two connecting elements 53. Each connecting element 53 has two, arranged parallel to each other Latches 54 on. The respective connecting element 53 is connected to the assigned adapter upper part 3 or 3 ', in that it connects the web 11 of the adapter upper part 3 or 3' with the guide web 55 assigned to the respective locking tongue 54 and the guide surface of the L-shaped extension 52 running parallel thereto and a plate-side guide bar 56, spaced apart from the web 11 or 10, is inserted until, in the fully inserted position, the free end of the locking tongue 54, which has a latching lug 57, engages behind the associated end of the extension 52. Due to the design of the locking tongue 54 in the manner of a spring, this can be unlocked again by pushing away from the connecting element 52 by means of an auxiliary tool. In the manner described, both connecting elements 53 are connected to the web 11 of the adapter upper part 3 or 3 'in the manner of a clip connection. The connection to the adjacent adapter upper part 3 'or 3'', as shown in FIG. 5, is made by plugging the adapter upper part 3' or 3 '' onto the locking tabs 54 of the two connecting elements 53 already connected to the adapter upper part 3 or 3 '. The directions of movement for connecting the adapter upper parts are illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 with arrows.

Die Figuren 4 und 5 veranschaulichen, daß mittels der Verbindungselemente 53 eine beliebige Anzahl von Adapteroberteilen zu einer starren Einheit miteinander verbunden werden kann, wobei die Adapteroberteile im Bereich deren Plattenlängsseiten aneinanderliegen und die Verbindungselemente den Raum zwischen den Stegen 11 und 12 benachbarter Adapterteile vollständig ausfüllen.Figures 4 and 5 illustrate that the connecting elements 53 can be used to connect any number of adapter upper parts to form a rigid unit, the adapter upper parts abutting one another in the region of the longitudinal sides of their plates and the connecting elements completely filling the space between the webs 11 and 12 of adjacent adapter parts.

Die Figuren 3 und 6 verdeutlichen, daß grundsätzlich die Möglichkeit besteht, Adapteroberteilen, vorliegend den Adapteroberteilen 3' und 3'', kein Adapterunterteil zuzuordnen, sondern nur den äußeren Adapteroberteilen 3 und 3"'. Die Adapteroberteile 3' und 3'' bilden damit eine Brücke zwischen den äußeren Adapteroberteilen 3 und 3''' mit den zugeordneten Adapterunterteilen 2. Die Stromzuführung erfolgt in diesem Fall ausschließlich über die Adapterunterteile 2 zu den auf den Adapteroberteilen 3, 3', 3" und 3''' angeordneten Installationsgeräten.Figures 3 and 6 illustrate that there is in principle the possibility of assigning adapter upper parts, in this case the adapter upper parts 3 'and 3' ', no adapter lower part, but only the outer adapter upper parts 3 and 3 "'. The adapter upper parts 3 'and 3' 'thus form a bridge between the outer adapter upper parts 3 and 3 '' 'with the associated adapter lower parts 2. In this case, the power supply takes place exclusively via the adapter lower parts 2 to the installation devices arranged on the adapter upper parts 3, 3', 3 "and 3 '' '.

Der Darstellung der Figur 5 ist insbesondere zu entnehmen, daß die Anordnung der Haltenasen 39 bzw. der Formvertiefungen 40 für die Haltenasen 39 im jeweiligen Adapteroberteil 3 und 3' unabhängig von der Breite bzw. dem Abstand der Stege 10 und 11 des jeweiligen Adapteroberteiles 3 bzw. 3' ist. Dies bedeutet, daß immer identische Adapterunterteile 2 zur Bildung des Geräteträgers 1 Verwendung finden, unabhängig davon, welche Breite die Platte des jeweiligen Adapteroberteiles aufweist.The illustration in FIG. 5 shows in particular that the arrangement of the holding lugs 39 and the mold recesses 40 for the holding lugs 39 in the respective adapter upper part 3 and 3 'is independent of the width or the distance of the webs 10 and 11 of the respective adapter upper part 3 or 3 'is. This means that always identical lower adapter parts 2 are used to form the device carrier 1, regardless of the width of the plate of the respective upper adapter part.

Die Figuren 7 und 8 zeigen eine abgewandelte Gestaltung des Adapterunterteiles 2 bei unveränderter Gestaltung des Adapteroberteiles 3. Das Adapterunterteil 2 dient dem Anbringen an einer nicht dargestellten Halterung, die als Wand eines Schaltschrankes ausgebildet ist. Hierfür ist das Adapterunterteil 2 als ebene Platte ausgebildet, die in Aufsteckrichtung B des Adapterunterteiles 2 auf das Adapteroberteil 3 mit Ausnehmungen 58 versehen ist, die die Funktion der Haltestege 38 nach der vorher beschriebenen Ausführungsform beinhalten und mit denen die Haltenasen 39 des Adapteroberteiles 3 zusammenwirken. Da die Haltenasen 39 über die Plattenebene des Adapterunterteiles 2 hinausstehen, ist dieses auf dieser Seite mit Distanzringen 59 versehen, deren Stärke zumindest der der Haltenasen 59 entspricht. Zwei der Distanzringe 59 weisen ein in Aufschieberichtung B gerichtetes Langloch 60 auf. Das Adapterunterteil 2 kann auf einfache Art mit der Halterung befestigt werden, indem zwei Befestigungsschrauben durch die schlüssellochförmigen Langlöcher 60 gesteckt und im Bereich des dem Kreisabschnitt entfernten Endes des Schlüsselloches positioniert werden. Figur 8 zeigt eine Ansicht der dem Adapteroberteil 3 zuzuwendenden Fläche des Adapterunterteiles 2. Auch bei der Ausführungsform nch den Figuren 7 und 8 können, wie zur Ausführungsform nach der Figur 6 beschrieben, mehrere Adapteroberteile miteinander verbunden werden, Adapterunterteile brauchen nur im Bereich der beiden äußeren Adapteroberteile vorgesehen zu werden.FIGS. 7 and 8 show a modified design of the adapter lower part 2 with the design of the adapter upper part 3 unchanged. The adapter lower part 2 is used for attachment to a holder, not shown, which is designed as a wall of a control cabinet. For this purpose, the lower adapter part 2 is designed as a flat plate which is provided in the plug-on direction B of the lower adapter part 2 on the upper adapter part 3 with recesses 58 which contain the function of the holding webs 38 according to the previously described embodiment and with which the retaining lugs 39 of the upper adapter part 3 cooperate. Since the retaining lugs 39 protrude beyond the plate level of the adapter lower part 2, this is provided on this side with spacer rings 59, the strength of which corresponds at least to that of the retaining lugs 59. Two of the spacer rings 59 have an elongated hole 60 directed in the push-on direction B. The adapter lower part 2 can be fastened in a simple manner to the holder by inserting two fastening screws through the keyhole-shaped elongated holes 60 and positioning them in the region of the end of the keyhole that is remote from the circular section. FIG. 8 shows a view of the surface of the adapter lower part 2 facing the adapter upper part 3. Also in the embodiment according to FIGS. 7 and 8, as described for the embodiment according to FIG. 6, several adapter upper parts can be connected to one another, adapter lower parts only need in the area of the two outer ones Adapter shells to be provided.

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  1. An equipment carrier for electrical installation equipment, comprising an adapter top (3) provided to receive at least one piece of installation equipment and further comprising an adapter base (2) which can be joined to a support, the top (3) and base (2) being interconnectable, characterised in that each adapter top (3, 3', 3", 3"') can be assembled optionally with an adapter base (2) capable of being fixed to a support of the nature of a wall, or with an adapter base (2) capable of being fixed to a support of the nature of a bus bar system (5, 6, 7), and can be locked in the assembled position, adapter tops (3, 3', 3", 3"') of different overall size being connectable to an adapter base (2) of defined overall size, and that each adapter top (3) can be joined to another adapter top (3') of the same or different overall size which is not associated with the equipment carrier (1) and is intended to receive at least one piece of installation equipment.
  2. An equipment carrier according to claim 1, characterised in that adapter tops (3, 3', 3", 3"') of different overall size are of identical structure in the region joined to the adapter base (2).
  3. An equipment carrier according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the joining of the adapter top (3) and adapter base (2) is effected by assembly of the top (3) and base (2) and their subsequent relative movement in the dividing plane between the top (3) and base (2), the top (3) having holding lugs (39) which engage behind holding webs (38) on the base (2) during the relative movement of the parts (2, 3).
  4. An equipment carrier according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the adapter top (3) and adapter base (2) are locked by means of at least one locking tab (47) on the top (3), which engages behind a locking web (48) on the base (2) in the locking position.
  5. An equipment carrier according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the adapter top (3) is plate-shaped.
  6. An equipment carrier according to claim 1, characterised in that the adapter base (2) is in plate form and contains apertures (60) for hooking the base (2) into fastening means joined to the wall.
  7. An equipment carrier according to claim 1, characterised in that the adapter base (2) is box-shaped and has hook attachments (4) at its side facing away from the top (3), for engaging behind the bus bars (5, 6, 7)
  8. An equipment carrier according to claim 7, characterised in that means for fixing the equipment carrier (1) in the plane of the bus bars (5, 6, 7) perpendicular to their length, and electrical contacts 25 for the bus bars (5, 6, 7), which are connected to the installation equipment by electrical leads, are provided in the box-shaped adapter base (2).
  9. An equipment carrier according to claim 7 or 8, characterised in that the box-shaped adapter base (2) is provided with an overlap protector in plate form (41) in the region of each of its two ends projecting beyond the bus bars (5, 6, 7), the protector being connectable to the adapter base (2) and adapter top (3) with a locking action.
  10. An equipment carrier according to claim 9, characterised in that each respective overlap protector (41) has attachments (42, 44), which engage behind the adapter base (2) at the side towards the bus bars (5, 6, 7) and behind the adapter top (3) at the side remote from the bus bars (5, 6, 7) when the top (3) and base (2) have been joined, clip connections being provided to lock the overlap protector (41) to the top (3) and base (2).
  11. An equipment carrier according to claim 1, characterised in that additional adapter tops (3) are joined to another adapter base (2).
  12. An equipment carrier according to claim 1, characterised in that the adapter tops (3, 3"') of two adjacent, spaced equipment carriers (1,1) are joined together by means of one or more additional adapter tops (3', 3"), which bridge the gap between the tops (3, 3'") associated with the two equipment carriers (1, 1).
  13. An equipment carrier according to claim 11 or 12, characterised in that the adapter top (3) and additional adapter top (3') can be joined together by connecting members (53) in the regions facing towards each other.
  14. An equipment carrier according to claim 13, characterised in that for joining the adapter top (3) to the additional top (3') the respective connecting member (53) can be locked to the latter in the manner of a clip connection.
  15. An equipment carrier according to claim 14, characterised in that the respective web (10, 11) of the adapter top (3) and additional adapter top (3') is provided at the side towards the respective other top (3', 3) with at least one attachment (52) which is undercut longitudinally of the web (10, 11), the attachments (52) of the tops (3, 3') to be joined being arranged in mirror image to each other relative to their dividing line, and the connecting member (53) associated with the two attachments (52) being provided with two webs (55) which can be slid into the undercut regions.
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